What is the central idea of the passage? After the Egyptians crushed cut cane and captured the
juice, they boiled and strained the liquid, let it settle, then
strained it again. The cane juice was now poured into
molds with holes in the bottom, so that all the liquid
could drain out, leaving only a powder. That powder was
then mixed with milk and boiled again. After one round
of these steps, the process was repeated all over again. As
a result of all this effort and care, Egypt was known for
the "whitest and purest" sugar.
-Sugar Changed the World,
Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
O Egyptians boiled and strained liquid to form sugar.
O Egyptians had a special process for refining white
sugar.
O Egyptians were hard workers who overcame many
challenges.
Egyptians crushed sugar cane and used the juice
as a sweetener.
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21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.

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